And if so, will he play the Smiths’ classic, “Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want”?

Those are some of the questions that fans will be asking themselves as Morrissey, the former frontman for the Smiths, plays a solo show at the Moore Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. The show was rescheduled from November; Morrissey postponed the date after his mother got sick.

The 53-year-old singer said last year that he’s planning to retire in 2014, explaining that he had been “aging a lot recently” and that “the body changes shape and there’s nothing you can do about it.”

Whatever he ultimately decides, Morrissey is still performing for now. So expect to hear plenty of gloomy and theatrical rock ‘n’ roll when he hits Seattle.

Alicia Keys is also heading to town, as she continues her “Set the World on Fire” tour. She’ll play the WaMu Theater at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Keys is among the most popular R&B singers operating today. While she’s only had one true pop smash — her No. 1 hit “Fallin’” from 2001 — that song established her fan base. All six of her albums have since reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

Unlike Keys, Alabama Shakes is just starting its career. It will play the Paramount Theatre at 7 p.m. Sunday.

The Alabama-based blues rock band won comparisons to the Black Keys after it made a splash last year with its debut hit, “Come On.” That track topped Rolling Stone’s list of the best songs of the year.

The group, led by singer Brittany Howard, is touring behind its first album, “Boys and Girls.”

The chart-topping Christian rock group Anberlin will play the Showbox at the Market at 7 p.m. Sunday.

Anberlin got its start on Seattle’s own Tooth and Nail Records, releasing three albums for the indie label. The group then jumped over to a major label — Universal Republic — and its alt-rock sound began to grow heavier.

The group is touring behind its sixth studio album, “Vital,” which like other recent efforts by the band topped Billboard’s Christian album chart.